| Rick Havourd | Harry Hammond |
| Development Director | Scholarship Director |
| Michigan Takes Flight | Michigan Takes Flight |
| 734-231-7793 | 810-629-5181 |
| rhavourd@gfpa.org | hhammond@gfpa.org |
Non-profit Michigan Takes Flight Dedicated to Advancement of General Aviation in Flint, MI Area
Flying Club at Flint Bishop Airport creates 501(c)(3) for flight education, instruction and training
Flint, MI: Today, the Greater Flint Pilots Association announced creation of a 501(c)(3) non-profit named Michigan Takes Flight to promote advancement of affordable flying education and instruction opportunities in the greater Flint, MI area.
Michigan Takes Flight (MTF) will promote the expansion of interest in and understanding of private flying and aviation providing grants and gifts for scholarships, education and instruction and other charitable purposes relating to general aviation in the State of Michigan. Anyone with an interest in supporting the future of general aviation is invited to donate.
Initially, tax deductible charitable donations will fund flight instruction scholarships for qualifying students. Like any charitable endeavor, the Michigan Takes Flight scholarship fund will be dependent upon the generosity of its benefactors for support. Donations are expected from aviation-related businesses, local school systems, colleges & universities, aviation enthusiasts and the general public. MTF invites donors to consider endowing a named scholarship to honor someone special within their life, or to include a bequest to the MTF scholarship fund as part of their estate planning. Donors should contact info@gfpa.org
Over time, Michigan Takes Flight will grow and advance general aviation in the six-county area surrounding Flint through gifting of flight instruction scholarships and by providing other charitable education, instruction, and training to further general aviation.
About Michigan Takes Flight: The nine-member board of directors of Michigan Takes Flight are also the directors of the Greater Flint Pilots Association (GFPA), a premier not-for-profit general aviation recreational flying club based at Flint Bishop International Airport since 1975.